A visit to the Holmes Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Holmes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Cemetery:
36.1142, -87.9011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holmes Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the east southeast of the Holmes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Box Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Old Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Farmer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farmer Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- McMurtrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McMurtrie Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurtrie Cemetery
- Phifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Si Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Si Melton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Si Melton Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Marberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marberry Cemetery
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- McCann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCann Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Marberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marberry Cemetery
- Marberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marberry Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Gwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gwin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
- Scurlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurlock Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Johnsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Wildlife Cove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKinnon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McEwen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Tennessee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Erin
- Erin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Holmes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holmes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holmes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1288131 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288131 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnsonville
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1142257 Lon: -87.9011404
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |